I guess I am old fashioned but I have a bottom sheet,top sheet, down comforter, and a bedspread. Once a week I launder the sheets and the bedspread. Every 3 months I launder the down comforter. I don't feel it needs it any more than that. I have no pets in my bed.

I am guessing you don't live in Texas!

I guess my situation now would be similar to what you are doing, just without the down comforter in the middle - do you not feel that washing the bedspread weekly is harming it? There are many different materials, so that obviously makes a difference. I normally use handmade quilts on my bed. I love the weight of them. But, for the most part, they're old. I put fleece throws out on them during the day while I am gone, and that often saves them from any real mess, but I still keep washing them to remove any pet hair/dander (I do try to rotate them out).

Try a damp sponge or towel over the surface of your quilt to remove pet hair before you wash it. This work great with my Maine Coon friends. If my quilts get ratty, it's a great excuse/time to make a new one. My beds are all very warm. Enjoy

Believe it or not, this dang bedspread is nearly indestructible! I bought it almost 15 years ago and it is still going strong. It said it was microfiber.

All them sheets! That's the reason why I always get tangled in American beds and wake up in the morning in an explosion of white sheets... *lol*

LOL Whirlpool_trainee!! I feel the EXACT way when I stay in American Hotels. I am wrapped in a sea of white sheets, with a blanket or comforter in the middle of two sheets, and then a sheet wrapped around the mattress and pillows everywhere!!! :-o Ha ha ha ha!

Old fashion here. Mattress pad, bottom sheet, top sheet, blanket, bedspread in that order. I empathize with pet accidents, I have two. Nothing is more irritating than a puke job at 3 am. Lol. That usually results in a complete bed strip anyway.

I'm very close to American with a touch of wicked witch, mattress pad, bottom sheet, top sheet, alternitive down comforter Duvet cover on comforter if I feel like a fight, all in white.

Mama I got the same exact setup as you except mine are waterbed sheets. Everything in white.

George, I love white with a passion, bedding and towels. But I've seen some beautiful beds in colors, I think if I ever did something other than white sheets it would be gun metal grey.

If your ground color (background color) is a solid neutral like gun metal gray, you can put just about anything that pleases your eye with it and it will knock your socks off. It's when the too bright colors scream side by side or patterns clash that my eyes get tired and mentally say "and what were they trying to do here?????"

Mama I think we're cut of the same cloth because I love gunmetal grey.

jumping on the bandwagon-gunmetal grey is the color of my kitchen

@aa62579 what goes with your gun metal gray? I just finished a quilt with the gray ground that I paired with shades of blue batiks in an abstract pattern. Very North Sea. I loved shading the blues around the grays.

Lol, I'm not the one to ask about what matches. I just use colors that make me happy. Most of my quilts seem to have every shade of the rainbow in them - most are probably around 50 years old. My walls in the bedroom are painted a color called Tempest. It's one of those colors that really changes colors depending on what's paired with it. When my grey sheets are on, it looks purple. When my lilac sheets are on, it looks grey. Once upon a time, I was an interior design major. Then, I did a 180 and switched my major to biology. Never looked back!

In my opinion, I think each of us has a sense of what pleases our color eyes,. I love rooms that transition with the time of day. I did the gray and blue based colors and loved it. A family member still does and took that color suite when I went on to explore some greens. No design majors required, I did economics myself. Now I do what makes me happy, my family, a beautiful place and working with others to keep it that way. Off of soapbox

My school colors are purple, grey, and white. Makes it very easy for me to comply with 'Purple Thursday' each week as purple is my favorite color. Purple, grey, and black are the predominant colors in my closet.

Poppy - actually, I did remember what my color scheme was going to be before I fell in love with Tempest. It was going to be grey and yellow. I love that combo.

As a funny, I just came in here to watch some tv before bed, and there are actually some grey and yellow squares in this quilt. Along with roosters and some other unidentifiable animal.

This is beautiful. Look at the contrast in the blocks to reflect the gray ground. Don't you love the taupe contrast against the pop of orange. See how much fun you can have with scraps. ? This is hand quilted, very labor intensive, but machine pieced. Love it...

I have several hand quilted machine pieced quilts that I love dearly! My Grandma gave me most of them. My aunt Nancy gave me one several months ago and just made a beautiful quilt for my 8 month old Granddaughter. Priceless!

Personally, I'm a fan of all white... linens. I just find them... easier to maintain, and clean :-)

Back on topic, I ordered two sets of white sheets to try out. (Cheaper set as I have my doubts on if I can do it.) I also plan to see if I can find my grey sheets in the store again and either buy another top sheet or another set so I'd get two more pillow cases as well. That would give me two looks to alternate between that matched.

Try the target sheets in an earlier thread. I got some and am impressed. They did have white, bright white. I like them.

Nearest Target is over an hour away and they're too expensive for me to try out a color on. Now, if white works (and I'm looking squarely at the dog as I say this - I don't know how the heck a 7lb inside only dog gets things so dirty, but she does.) - if the white works, I will need a better set. Do you know if they sell the flat sheets separately or if I'd need to buy two sets? Actually, I'll probably be the guilty one on the pillow cases - I can't always guarantee I remove all my mascara and I sleep on my stomach. But I think I can pull off the look with colored pillowcases if needed.

I got them on line and it was a set. I got two coordinated sets so I can mix the sheets in an ever changing parade. I know that drives some people nuts, but I love the variety.

AA, I did it all the time when my daughter and my 140 pound great dane, I call him my grandson,lol, was living here. He would not sleep on his bed, so he made my bed, his bed. Well about two or three weeks of having to wash my quilt weekly, I put a top white sheet on top of the quilt. it was a life saver.

Since they have moved out, don't use it much although I do have a cat that sleeps on the bed a lot. For what it's worth, I only have a top sheet and quilt on the bed year round. The top sheet on top of the quilt did not make any difference temp. wise.

@AA--I think the triple sheeting is a good idea in your case. I always sleep hot, so I never use my down comforter. I also found it never looked "neat" and was a PITA to take the cover off and wash. So, I use white cotton percale bottom and top sheets, and a linen coverlet in white. I live in Chicago so it does get cold. In the winter, I add a down blanket into the mix. (Restoration Hardware has nice light-weight down blankets that aren't too hot and are easy to wash). If I had pets, I would probably also add a top sheet like you are suggested, like they do in some hotels. I think that setup is also mentioned in Cheryl Mendelson's book "Home Comforts." And FWIW, I think white is easiest to wash, and I love to be able to launder my bed linens with hot water and a bit of real bleach on rare occasions :-) I add color with pillows!